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200 | Presented by Sandy Wubben In this sectional you will learn how to display the theme logo and verses so that you can share our theme message with others throughout the year. Receive instructions for several theme-related crafts and make a special project suitable for sharing with your GEMS as you explore this year’s theme, Feed the Fire! Cost: $5.00 will be collected at the beginning of the workshop. Workshop limited to the first 40 participants.
Club Coordinators and counselors have a burning desire (pun intended) to carry the Feed the Fire! theme beyond the theme badge experience to every facet of club life and beyond. If that’s your passion, come experience and receive ideas for how to intersect the theme into these timeframes: when girls arrive at club, Praise & Worship, Bible lessons, snack time, games, and more. This fun and hands on sectional includes time to share and learn from one another. This workshop will debut the NEW Names of God badge from the NEW Discovery Place Badge Book. Join us as we discuss a creative way for your girls to commemorate and remember studying the Names of God badge. This project involves tracing and painting a Bible verse along with the name of God you choose onto a decorative tile. This is the perfect project for anyone who likes to create and paint their own crafts or for those who just want to give it a try! Cost: $5.00 will be collected at the beginning of the workshop. Workshop limited to the first 20 participants.
Take a journey to discover how to live a healthy,sustainable lifestyle of mind, body, and spirit. From advising two former presidents to the modern day mom, Trainer Trish motivates leaders how to fashion time and reasonable guidelines to infuse balance into our “delightful chaos.” Trish has enjoyed twenty years in the fitness industry blending personal training, Pilates, nutrition, and massage therapy as her template. This seminar will focus on providing practical instructions that you can take home and try out later!
To effectively lead and reach the communities right around you, your organization, ministry or church must be present in cross-cultural and diverse settings. It is essential for your volunteers to develop the awareness, knowledge and skills to respect different cultural values, and beliefs. This workshop will prepare leaders to develop skills to tap a creative and biblical approach to diversity in a way that is friendly, safe, and respectful for all participants.
You have a saying, ‘Four more months till harvest.’ But I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields ready for harvest now. John 4:35 (NCV) The goal of the AWARE workshop is to encourage, equip, and engage women in ways to make Christ known through real, relevant, and everyday opportunities. Take a moment to reflect on the last time you were aware of someone around you. Everywhere we go, we can be aware of someone who may not know the hope that lives within our hearts. Today God is asking us to Always Watch And Respond with Encouragement!
Attitude is everything in the boxing ring called life. The enemy loves to throw the “D” punches - depression, discouragement, doubt, and disappointment. If you have been knocked down, join Linda, a motivational speaker and dramatist, as she relates real life stories and practical advice on how to choose a positive attitude in the midst of the battle.
The NEW Discovery Place Badge Book has been rewritten and its debut is here! This workshop will walk you through lessons for the following NEW badges: Micah 6:8, Creator God, and Relationships with Friends. Join us for a hands-on experience as we look at how to guide your girls through these new badges.
There are kings and queens, battles and romance, violence and prophets of God. This is not a movie description - this is the Bible. We often lament that we can't compete with modern media. But the Bible - the God-breathed Word - is packaged in stunning stories. Come and learn the elements of good storytelling and learn how to tell Bible stories in a way that is true, riveting, and meaningful to your GEMS.
The Question Every Woman Asks: In this teaching, Angela helps women recover the secret longings of their heart and invites them to embrace the One who finds them beautiful. Discover the romance, the happily ever after, the true source of passion – and a wellspring of love deep enough to satisfy every woman’s longing.
Join us for an intimate peek into the life of our African GEMS and sisters-in-Christ! Discover the latest updates on the building of The Esther School, what is happening in The House that GEMS Built, and how the Hand ‘n Hand project is blessing the lives of girls and counselors in Africa! We’ll also talk about opportunities that are available for YOU to be involved in the work teams that are assembled for the building of The Esther School. And, of course, we’ll share more of the amazing ways that God continues to pour out His blessing and providence on The Call to Africa! (Note: Brief Africa updates will be shared during mass meetings.)
If you know that “DDR” stands for “Dance Dance Revolution” then you are one step closer to understanding the pre-teen and early teen girls in your club! This activity is a fun, interactive game with a simple concept that provides a healthy, energetic, fitness workout. Can you do it? YES! YOU CAN! A non-threatening fitness activity for women of all ages, shapes, and creative movement abilities! In addition to experiencing this workout, we will also discuss how you can use digital media in club from games and activities to completing badges and lessons. Wear your comfies!
You can picture her in your mind even now: the queen bee of your junior high. Some things haven’t changed—queen bees still strike fear in the hearts of teen girls. So how can you identify the queen bees in your group? What are the other players in a girl’s social group? And, most importantly, how do you reach them? Come to this workshop to find out!
Maybe you're a newlywed—congratulations! Or maybe you've been married for what seems like hundreds of years—congratulations, too! In spite of what you may have been lead to believe, a good marriage is a lot of work, but a few simple reminders may make the difference between frustration and contentment. Originally written as a letter to be given to her children on their wedding days, this seminar covers 15 Bible-based tips for a good marriage.
Jesus said, In this world you will have trials, but I have overcome the world (John 16:33). Everyone experiences loss and pain in this life. The human heart, in its frailty, cries out for comfort from its pain, healing from its wounds, and freedom from its chains with many temporary remedies. However, only through intimacy with Jesus will we find lasting healing for our fragile hearts and minds. In this workshop, Debbie will share her story of the loss of her three daughters who were killed in a car accident on their way to their brother’s wedding. You will hear how God came to her in her brokenness and the truths she speaks of will invite you into that place of intimacy with Christ, the only place to find true freedom to move forward into God's plans and purposes for your life here.
The NEW Discovery Place Badge Book has a variety of new badges that your girls are going to love! Join us for the opportunity to look at three different badges from three different units in the new book. You will experience how simple it is to teach from this exciting new badge book! This workshop will walk you through lessons for these NEW badges: Club Membership, Digital Technology, and Obedience.
God's promise to His people was that He would lead them through the wilderness, through the desert of testing, and into the Promised Land that flows with milk and honey. Unfortunately, too many of us live our lives as if His promises were/are for someone else. In today's world of challenge and trial, how do we enter into our wilderness times - faithfully trusting that God will surely get us to the place of promise? We've got to go into the wilderness with the mindset that it is not our destination! We are not tourists and God has not meant for us to stay there! Don't backpack in the wilderness! Unpack in the Promised Land!
A compelling, compassionate, quadruple amputee speaks of determination and courage through her life-changing journey. Jan will share her inspiring testimony of faith and victory after losing all four limbs due to a severe type of pneumonia in 1989. Jan leads a full and active live as a Pastor, Educator, Radio Personality and more through the Lord's strength. Jan's Word-based message will be sure to encourage you in your walk of FAITH.
This session will spell out what's involved in becoming a Sister Club and what the blessings are. You'll hear about partnering with a club in Zambia from counselors who have experience raising the funds, writing the letters, and watching their girls' hearts grow as they reach out to their sisters-in-Christ across the ocean.
Join the dance instructors who facilitated the NEW Love in Every Language Creative Movement DVD! This workshop will walk you through a variety of creative movements from the songs on the NEW Love in Every Language CD, and will be sure to enhance your praise and worship time. Step-by-step instructions will be given and you’ll enjoy these simple movements that your girls will love!
Women really do need one another. As we aspire to be the women we long to be, we need someone to reassure us, teach us, guide us, and model life for us. But, who is qualified to do all that? We are! Learn how imperfect, busy women are exactly who God uses to encourage other women.
This workshop will offer encouragement to all women looking for ideas on how to encourage children, people you encounter, or family members to advance and grow in their faith. We will also look at and address how to lovingly and prayerfully respond if you know people who have wandered from the faith. Dr. Linda Solie is a psychologist in a private practice in Minneapolis, MN specializing in issues of depression, anxiety, and family counseling. She is a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Since the day Eve listened to the voice of deception, women have been listening to (and too often obeying!) voices in our lives that can paralyze us…even destroy us. What are those voices? Are we doomed to follow their call, or is there is a different voice that frees us? Through novelist and former missionary Susan May Warren’s storytelling and biblical teaching, learn to recognize the “voices” in your life – and hear the One voice who will always speak the Truth. This empowering, inspiring workshop is designed to equip you for victory- both in your life and in the lives of the young women who need to learn how to hear the lies and overcome them in order to listen for and obey the voice of Truth.
Join us as we learn how to channel your girls’ enthusiasm and action into creative movement that worships God during your praise and worship times. Instructors from the Hearts in Step dance studio will teach us the motions for the 2010 theme song and additional creative movement for various songs. (Those who participate in this workshop will perform the creative movement for the new theme song along with another new song from the new Love in Every Language CD with Hearts in Step Instructors during the Sunday morning mass meeting.)
Come reignite your creative side with this hands-on class in which you will learn the basics of beading by making a beautiful bracelet out of crystal and sterling. We will also discuss the NEW Beading Badge from the Discovery Place Badge Book and talk about ways you can do this in your club. This will be a time of fun and fellowship as we create a remembrance bracelet of the 2010 GEMS Leadership Conference. Sign up early to guarantee your spot! Cost: $15.00 will be collected at the beginning of the workshop. Workshop limited to the first 30 participants.
The heart of a mother is tied up in her children. There are mothering lessons to be learned by looking at God as our Father, whose heart is tied up in us. With His model, principles, and promise of guidance we can be encouraged in our mothering. He knows that a key to your child’s heart and life…is yours. Come with a heart ready to be shaped by your Father’s love and care.
Have you been in a position of leadership and wondered how to better serve like Jesus? Have you questioned how He so lovingly accepted, worked with, and gently guided everyone on His team? Join us in this session if you desire to better lead like our Master and understand Biblical views of servant-leadership. We’ll take a look at the leadership lessons that Jesus modeled including: how to lead an effective team, caring for those called to lead, and practical leadership tips and action plans.
We all know that God calls upon the body of Christ to care for the fatherless, yet with numbers like 143,000,000 (or more) orphans worldwide, it is hard to visualize how our efforts can make any real difference. However, there are many practical and real ways we can use our gifts to touch the lives of children who are fatherless, both in North America and all over the world. Put the tools you already have to work, whether on your own or as a club, and reach out to the hundreds of thousands of children in North America, and the millions of children worldwide who need the body of Christ to minister to them. You will go home with real and practical ways to work on behalf of fatherless children in your community and globally.
Everyone experiences emotional challenges now and then. It’s just a part of life! Dr. Linda Solie will incorporate the Christian faith with very practical skills to prepare participants to independently manage painful emotions. This could be of interest to anyone personally suffering from depression or friends or family facing that challenge. Dr. Linda Solie is a psychologist in a private practice in Minneapolis, MN specializing in issues of depression, anxiety, and family counseling. She is a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
We are all born so beautiful in God's eyes…but then the world moves in and Satan tries to steal our joy and self-esteem. There are so many lies that kids believe about themselves and attempt to hide behind masks to cover up deep hurts in their lives. They don't know how to break through that wall of pain. In order to try and get control of their situations, many unhealthy behaviors are used as a cover-up: bullying, cutting, eating disorders, and so many more. With God’s help and grace, we as leaders CAN help young people begin to see how unique and special they are.
As a novelist, Susan May Warren creates heroines that change the lives of those around them. But these principles aren’t fiction – they can be built into our young women to empower them to be God’s Heroines. What are those principles? How do we instill them into our young women? Drawing on both her unique characterization techniques and her in-the-trenches experience of training her own modern-day heroine, former missionary and novelist Susan May Warren will give you a glimpse of inside the world of creating a novel while teaching you how to build novel, life-changing strengths into the lives of young women, and equipping them to become modern-day Heroines.
Despite years of faithfully serving God through multiple ministries and organizations, Mary Ann grew weary and tired of service and questioned the purpose she had served. She will share her personal story of how even as a lifelong, devout Christian she became discouraged, but God powerfully stepped in to reinvigorate and renew her spiritual life. If you’re concerned about the apathy that has invaded our lives and churches, join us as we look at the change that needs to start with each one of us individually. We’ll discuss whether your battery is charged up or running low, what can cause it to run down, discover what keeps it running, and determine how to re-charge when it’s almost empty.
Caught between growing children and aging parents, hectic work schedules and church activities, snarling traffic and beeping phones, women today are more stressed and anxious than ever. But God has promised to trade our worries and anxieties for His peace. Learn some practical ways to put aside our worry warts and learn to live a life of contentment.
Many of our families, girls in our clubs, and individuals we know are affected by gluten in their diet, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is in commonly consumed foods such as breads, cereals, pasta, candy, sauces and seasonings, french fries, and a long list of others. When preparing snacks, cooking, or baking for affected individuals, a “gluten free diet” is a must! Have you ever wondered exactly what gluten is, what types of food it’s found in, or how it affects your health? These workshop leaders will share their experience with gluten, especially as it relates to Celiac Disease, which affects 1 in every 100 people. You’ll be educated in how to properly read and understand food labels, how eating healthy foods can ease symptoms caused by gluten, understand more about Celiac Disease, and enjoy sampling a host of gluten-free foods!
Have you ever said, “I’ll start my exercise program on Monday!?” Many of us fail to gain results because of our perfectionist exercise mindset. Sometimes we feel a need to join a certain gym, sweat for a lengthy amount of time, and appear fashion forward to be successful. This movement session is designed to shift your paradigm to more organic and authentic fitness, realistic to life. Cardiovascular, muscular endurance, and flexibility are enjoyed in a safe yet exciting workout. Don your tennis shoes and sweats for this light to moderate experience. Workshop limited to the first 30 participants.
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